Bruce's new team mate for the TT will be Adrian Archibald

http://www.paddockgossip.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=544



cheers, bb.

So who rides for Sam Finlay at the TT?

BB can you give us the hint!

I wonder how happy Sam Finlay and Jason Griffiths are at this development. Seems there is no loyalty anymore. We are getting as bad a BSB. I hope Team racing find a good pilot for the rest of the season and show that they are up to the job.

r1boy, loyalty is one thing, but if the bike is as "disappointing" as scratch says it is, then why should he stick his neck out and ride the thing over the limit? the tt is a place where you don't stick your neck out or it usually gets hurt. scratch obviously wants to win another tt, and the sam finlay bike wasn't up to it [not my view], the tas bike is. if there were proper signed contracts as there were of old, then surely this sort of thing wouldn't happen? you made your bed and you had to lie in it. yes, one must feel for sam, but what do you do given the circumstances?
simon, my ears are pinned to the ground, my feelers are out and i'm watching the window for a tap from my little bird. you should see the position i'm in
cheers, bb.

You don't aways need the best bike to win a TT. Flint has proved this in the last two years.

Rider skill and circuit knowledge are the key.

I had every confidence in Scratch doing the business this year on the Yamaha. Maybe he has put himself in an even better position. Good luck Archie!!

Taken from the BBC Site. Whats everyones reaction to this move ?

Archibald rejoins TAS Suzuki team
Adrian Archibald has rejoined the TAS Suzuki team for the Isle of Man TT Races, practice for which begins on Saturday 27 May.
The Ballymoney rider parted company with the outfit last autumn saying he "needed a bit of a change".
The deal with TAS covers only the TT at this stage but Archibald may stay with the team until the end of the season.
He could form a three-man team with Bruce Anstey and Ryan Farquhar for the Ulster Grand Prix in August.
After a shortlived spell with the AIM Yamaha team last year, three-times TT winner Archibald signed for Team Racing, for whom he rode at the North West 200 last week.
The 36-year-old had a series of disappointing results at that meeting.
TAS boss Philip Neill told the BBC that his team "had a duty to field the strongest possible line-up" for the Island races.
"Adrian would be top of anyone's shopping list and we know he has been looking at possible options since the North West.
"We have a vacancy because of the unfortunate injury to Ryan Farquhar and have been in discussions with several very capable riders.
"In Adrian and Bruce, I feel we have a strong team for the TT